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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Long Beach, CA vs Jacksonville, FL

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Long Beach spends 8.9% more per capita than Jacksonville ($2,794/person difference). Long Beach, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 67/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Long Beach, CA
Pop. 462,293
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Jacksonville, FL
Pop. 950,203
C
53/100
Budget Balance71
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency36
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Long Beach
Jacksonville
Total Spending
$15.8B
$29.9B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$31,456
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$50.9B
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$53,517
Total Debt
$0
$2.7B
Debt / Capita
$0
$2,821
Population
462,293
950,203
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Long Beach$0
Jacksonville$18
Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
Jacksonville$9,436
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
Jacksonville$1,329
Health
Long Beach$477
Jacksonville$332

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Long BeachJacksonville
Property Tax
$0
$10
Sales Tax
$36
$233
Income Tax
$1,760
$762
Intergovernmental
$1,688
$7,348
Charges & Fees
$2,424
$2,119
Other
$8,836
$4,705

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Long BeachJacksonville
Police
$0
$18
Fire Protection
$0
$9,436
Public Welfare
$1,317
$486
Health
$477
$332
Hospitals
$2,751
$557
Parks & Recreation
$698
$1,329
Housing
$5,782
$5,572
Sewerage
$86
$176
Utilities
$3,889
$1,835
Interest on Debt
$2,718
$1,942
Other
$16,533
$9,771
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
C
Jacksonville, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health

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